Volume–outcome relationship in pancreatic surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 136-143

  Alsfasser, G ^a   Leicht, H ^b   Gunster C ^b   Rau, B M ^a   Schillinger, G ^c   Klar, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Research Institute of the Local Health Care Funds (AOK)   (Germany)

^c Federal Association of the AOK   (Germany)

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EID: 85006513353     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9958     Document Type: Article

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